Intel Core i9-10900F vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ

Core i9-10900F vs Core i7-4720HQ specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i9-10900F beats the Core i7-4720HQ in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4720HQ in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-10900F has significantly more cores than the Core i7-4720HQ. Indeed, the Core i9-10900F has 10 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-4720HQ. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4720HQ. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-10900F has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4720HQ. Also, the Core i9-10900F has a significantly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-4720HQ outputs less heat than Core i9-10900F thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i9-10900F has more L2 cache than the Core i7-4720HQ. The Core i9-10900F also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-10900F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.